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2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ACC regular season champions Barclays Center Classic champions
NCAA tournament, round of 32
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 6
Record	30–4 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (6th season)
Associate head coach	Ritchie McKay (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Ron Sanchez (6th season) Jason Williford (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Blocker-Mover
Base defense	Pack-line
Captains	Malcolm Brogdon Anthony Gill Darion Atkins
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena
Seasons← 2013–142015–16 →

The 2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, in their 110th season of play. The team was led by head coach Tony Bennett, in his sixth year, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Building on the success of the previous season, the Cavaliers had their best regular season in program history with a record of 28–2, their first undefeated non-conference regular season record since 2000–01, and their highest national ranking since 1982–83, ranking at number two on the AP Poll for a total of seven weeks. The Cavaliers also became the first team outside of Tobacco Road to win back-to-back ACC regular season championships, with their conference record of 16–2. Particular highlights included holding Rutgers, Harvard, and Georgia Tech to under thirty points each. Virginia also held Harvard to a single field goal in the first half of their game, tying the NCAA record for fewest field goals allowed in the first half of a game since the shot clock was instituted in 1986. However, late-season injuries, in particular Justin Anderson's nearly five-week-long absence due to a broken finger and appendectomy, hurt the team, with the Cavaliers falling in a close loss to North Carolina in the ACC tournament semifinals. In the NCAA tournament they defeated Belmont in the second round before losing in the third round to Michigan State.

Last season

The Cavaliers finished the season 30–4 overall and 16–2 in conference play, finishing in first place in the ACC outright for the first time since the 1980–81 season. They proceeded to win the ACC tournament for their second-ever conference championship. The team also tied for the most wins in a season in school history, set a school record for the most single-season conference wins, and earned their highest final national ranking since 1982. The Cavaliers received a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Coastal Carolina and Memphis before losing to Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen.

Departures

Incoming transfers

Class of 2014 signees

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jack Salt C	Auckland, New Zealand	Westlake High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	09/18/2013
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Marial Shayok SG	Ottawa, Ontario	Blair Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	04/22/2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
B. J. Stith SG	Brunswick, Virginia	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	09/03/2011
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Isaiah Wilkins SF	Norcross, Georgia	Greater Atlanta Christian School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	09/01/2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Virginia Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

On November 7, 2014, head coach Tony Bennett announced, via a Virginia athletic department press release, that London Perrantes and Evan Nolte would be suspended for two scrimmages and the first game of the season due to a violation of team rules. Following the first game of the season against James Madison, Bennett stated that Jack Salt was "leaning" towards a redshirt, but he had not made a final decision yet.

On February 7, 2015, Justin Anderson suffered a broken finger in his left hand during the Louisville game. He had surgery the next day, and was expected to return to playing after four to six weeks, but an emergency appendectomy on March 5 kept him sidelined. Anderson returned to play seven days later, against Florida State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

2014–15 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Devon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Fr Cape Henry Collegiate Virginia Beach, Virginia G 1 Justin Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Montrose Christian Montross, Virginia G 2 B. J. Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Lawrenceville, Virginia G 4 Marial Shayok 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Blair Academy Ottawa, Ontario F 5 Darion Atkins (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Sr Landon School Clinton, Maryland F/C 10 Mike Tobey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Jr Blair Academy Monroe, New York F 11 Evan Nolte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Milton HS Milton, Georgia F 13 Anthony Gill (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Charlotte Christian/South Carolina High Point, North Carolina G 15 Malcolm Brogdon (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Greater Atlanta Christian Norcross, Georgia F 21 Isaiah Wilkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Greater Atlanta Christian Atlanta, Georgia G 22 Maleek Frazier (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr The Covenant School Charlottesville, Virginia G 23 Rob Vozenilek (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Christopher's Richmond, Virginia F 24 Caid Kirven (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Woodberry Forest Raleigh, North Carolina G 32 London Perrantes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Crespi Carmelite HS Los Angeles, California C 33 Jack Salt  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Westlake Boys HS Auckland, New Zealand F 34 Jeff Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. Anne's-Belfield School Charlottesville, Virginia G 51 Darius Thompson (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Blackman HS/Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Head coach Tony Bennett (Green Bay) Assistant coach(es) Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific) Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta) Jason Williford (Virginia) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Mike Curtis (Virginia) Athletic trainer(s) Ethan Saliba (Kansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 31 January 2015

Depth chart

Schedule

Rankings

On April 28, 2014, ESPN's preseason top-25 rankings listed Virginia at seventh in the nation. On August 11, Sporting News ranked Virginia eighth in their preseason poll.

Virginia's #2 ranking on Week 10 (January 12, 2015) was the first time Virginia was ranked in the top two nationally since the week of March 8, 1983.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Awards and honors

Awards by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) were released on March 8. ACC coaches awards were released the following day, and then followed on March 10 with individual awards from the United States Basketball Writers Association. On March 16, USBWA released All-American selections, naming Brogdon to their second team. One week later, USBWA named Bennett the Henry Iba Award winner. On March 27, the National Association of Basketball Coaches released their District 2 awards. On March 30, the Associated Press and NABC named their All-American teams, including Brogdon on both organizations' second teams, and Anderson on the NABC third team.

• Tony Bennett
  • Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year (ACSMA, ACC Coaches)
  • USBWA District 3 Coach of the Year
  • Henry Iba Award
  • NABC District 2 Coach of the Year
• Justin Anderson
  • All-ACC Second Team (ACSMA, ACC Coaches)
  • USBWA All-District 3 Team
  • NABC All-District 2 First Team
  • NABC Third-Team All-American
• Darion Atkins
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year (ACSMA)
  • ACC All-Defensive Team (ACSMA)
  • Lefty Driesell Award
• Malcolm Brogdon
  • ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year (ACC Coaches)
  • All-ACC First Team (ACSMA, ACC Coaches)
  • ACC All-Defensive Team (ACSMA, ACC Coaches)
  • USBWA All-District 3 Team
  • All-ACC tournament Second Team
  • USBWA Second Team All-American
  • NABC All-District 2 First Team
  • NABC Second Team All-American
  • Associated Press Second Team All-American
• Anthony Gill
  • All-ACC Third Team (ACSMA)
  • ACC All-Defensive Team (ACC Coaches)
• London Perrantes
  • All-ACC Honorable Mention (ACSMA)
• Mike Tobey
  • ACC Sixth Man of the Year (ACC Coaches)

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